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  1. ELW Green

    Tobacco Discoveries

    Nice, I'll have to check out Tobacco Reviews. Thanks!
  2. ELW Green

    Tobacco Discoveries

    Howdy pipers! I've only been smoking a pipe for four or five months now. I will say though that the bug has bit me. I've discovered that I really enjoy a good English blend. In fact, Iwan Ries' (IRC) English Rich has been what I've enjoyed most lately. But I've also come to enjoy Newminster's...
  3. ELW Green

    Howdy from Chicago!

    I live in the Edgewater neighborhood of the city.
  4. ELW Green

    Howdy from Chicago!

    Almost twenty years ago I smoked cigarettes. Before that grew up chewing and dipping a bit.
  5. ELW Green

    Which Beverage with which Tobacco?

    As a newcomer, I see a bottle of Islay in my future.
  6. ELW Green

    Which Beverage with which Tobacco?

    I'm a rookie pipe smoker. . .not so much with my snobby beers and bourbons. That said, I do enjoy a good dram of Bourbon (ie Single Barrel Four Roses) and a full bodied English blend, such as Dunhill/Peterson Nightcap. That said, coffee/tea and water seem to go with any good pipe bowl.
  7. ELW Green

    Howdy from Chicago!

    Thank you for the recommendations. I have been blending 1 part Three Star Blue with 3 parts Koko (their oldest blend). I have also been told by IRC that what ever Koko they have will be it. They have discontinued their oldest blend.
  8. ELW Green

    Howdy from Chicago!

    Hello fellow pipe enthusiasts. I'm fairly new to pipe smoking, only a couple of months. I have been lurking on your forum and scouring Youtube for piping videos. It was a great surprise to learn that I work just down the street from Iwan Reis tobacconist. Since this revelation, I've bought a few...